List of awards and nominations received by Steven Spielberg

The following is a list of awards and nominations received by American filmmaker Steven Spielberg.

Steven Spielberg awards and nominations

Spielberg at 2017 San Diego Comic-Con for Ready Player One
Awards and nominations Award Wins Nominations Academy Awards 3 23 British Academy Film Awards 2 14 Emmy Awards 12 27 Golden Globe Awards 9 24 Tony Awards 0 2
Totals[a]
Wins	155
Nominations	317
Note Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They acknowledge several different recipients, have runners-up, and have third place. Since this is a specific recognition and is different from losing an award, runner-up mentions are considered wins in this award tally. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination.

Spielberg is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. He began his career in the New Hollywood era and is currently the most commercially successful director. Spielberg is recipient of various awards including three Academy Awards (with two for Best Director), two British Academy Film Awards, twelve Emmy Awards, nine Golden Globe Awards, three Directors Guild of America Awards, and seven Producers Guild of America Awards. He also received a Kennedy Center honor, a Cecil B. DeMille Award, and an AFI Life Achievement Award.

Spielberg is known for such blockbuster films as Jaws (1975), Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977), E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982), Jurassic Park (1993) and the Indiana Jones series (1981-present). Spielberg later explored drama in The Color Purple (1985) and Empire of the Sun (1987). Spielberg cemented his status as a serious filmmaker with the holocaust drama Schindler's List (1993), and the World War II epic Saving Private Ryan (1998). Spielberg continued in the 2000s with science fiction, including A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001), Minority Report (2002) and War of the Worlds (2005). He has since directed several fantasy films including The Adventures of Tintin (2011), and Ready Player One (2018), the historical dramas War Horse (2011), Lincoln (2012), Bridge of Spies (2015), The Post (2017), and the musical West Side Story (2021).

Major awards

Academy Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
1978	Best Director	Close Encounters of the Third Kind	Nominated	[1]
1982	Best Director	Raiders of the Lost Ark	Nominated
1983	Best Picture	E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial	Nominated	[2]
	Best Director		Nominated
1986	Best Picture	The Color Purple	Nominated	[3]
1994	Best Picture	Schindler's List	Won	[4]
	Best Director		Won
1999	Best Picture	Saving Private Ryan	Nominated	[5]
	Best Director		Won
2006	Best Director	Munich	Nominated	[6]
	Best Picture		Nominated
2007	Best Picture	Letters from Iwo Jima	Nominated	[7]
2012	Best Picture	War Horse	Nominated	[8]
2013	Best Picture	Lincoln	Nominated	[9]
	Best Director		Nominated
2016	Best Picture	Bridge of Spies	Nominated	[10]
2018	Best Picture	The Post	Nominated	[11]
2022	Best Picture	West Side Story	Nominated	[12]
	Best Director		Nominated
2023	Best Picture	The Fabelmans	Nominated	[13]
	Best Director		Nominated
	Best Original Screenplay[a]		Nominated
2024	Best Picture	Maestro	Nominated

BAFTA Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
British Academy Film Awards
1976	Best Direction	Jaws	Nominated	[14]
1979		Close Encounters of the Third Kind	Nominated	[15]
	Best Screenplay		Nominated
1983	Best Film	E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial	Nominated	[16]
	Best Direction		Nominated
1994	Best Film	Schindler's List	Won	[17]
	Best Direction		Won
1999	Best Film	Saving Private Ryan	Nominated	[18]
	Best Direction		Nominated
2012	Best Animated Film	The Adventures of Tintin	Nominated	[19]
2013	Best Film	Lincoln	Nominated	[20]
2016		Bridge of Spies	Nominated	[21]
	Best Direction		Nominated
2023	Best Original Screenplay[a]	The Fabelmans	Nominated
British Academy Games Awards
2009	Best Casual Game	Boom Blox	Won

Golden Globe Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
1976	Best Motion Picture – Drama	Jaws	Nominated	[22]
	Best Director – Motion Picture		Nominated
1978	Best Motion Picture – Drama	Close Encounters of the Third Kind	Nominated	[23]
	Best Director – Motion Picture		Nominated
	Best Screenplay – Motion Picture		Nominated
1982	Best Director – Motion Picture	Raiders of the Lost Ark	Nominated	[24]
1983	Best Motion Picture – Drama	E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial	Won	[25]
	Best Director – Motion Picture		Nominated
1986	Best Motion Picture – Drama	The Color Purple	Nominated	[26]
	Best Director – Motion Picture		Nominated
1994	Best Motion Picture – Drama	Schindler's List	Won	[27]
	Best Director – Motion Picture		Won
1998	Best Motion Picture – Drama	Amistad	Nominated	[28]
	Best Director – Motion Picture		Nominated
1999	Best Motion Picture – Drama	Saving Private Ryan	Won	[29]
	Best Director – Motion Picture		Won
2002		A.I. Artificial Intelligence	Nominated	[30]
2006		Munich	Nominated	[31]
2012	Best Motion Picture – Animated	The Adventures of Tintin	Won	[32]
2013	Best Motion Picture – Drama	Lincoln	Nominated	[33]
	Best Director – Motion Picture		Nominated
2018		The Post	Nominated	[34]
2022	Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy	West Side Story	Won	[35]
	Best Director – Motion Picture		Nominated
2023	Best Motion Picture – Drama	The Fabelmans	Won	[36]
	Best Director – Motion Picture		Won
	Best Screenplay – Motion Picture[a]		Nominated

Emmy Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
Primetime Emmy Awards
1986	Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series	Amazing Stories: The Mission	Nominated
1991	Outstanding Animated Program	Tiny Toon Adventures: The Looney Beginning	Nominated
1995		Tiny Toons' Night Ghoulery	Nominated
1996		A Pinky & the Brain Christmas	Won
2002	Outstanding Non-Fiction Special	We Stand Alone Together	Nominated
	Outstanding Limited Series	Band of Brothers	Won
2003		Taken	Won
2006		Into the West	Nominated
2010		The Pacific	Won
2016	Outstanding Television Movie	All the Way	Nominated
2021		Oslo	Nominated
Daytime Emmy Award
1991	Outstanding Children's Animated Program	Tiny Toon Adventures	Won
1992			Nominated
1993			Won
1994		Animaniacs	Nominated
1995			Nominated
1996			Won
1997			Won
	Outstanding Special Class Animated Program	Freakazoid!	Won
	Outstanding Children's Animated Program	Pinky and the Brain	Nominated
1998			Nominated
		Animaniacs	Nominated
1999			Nominated
	Outstanding Special Class Animated Program	Pinky and the Brain	Won
	Outstanding Children's Animated Program	Pinky, Elmyra & the Brain	Nominated
2000			Won
International Emmy Awards
2006	Founders Honorary Award		Honored

Tony Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2024	Best Musical	Water for Elephants	Nominated	[37]
2025	Best Musical	Death Becomes Her	Pending

Guild awards

Directors Guild of America Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
1975	Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures	Jaws	Nominated
1977		Close Encounters of the Third Kind	Nominated
1981		Raiders of the Lost Ark	Nominated
1982		E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial	Nominated
1985		The Color Purple	Won
1987		Empire of the Sun	Nominated
1993		Schindler's List	Won
1997		Amistad	Nominated
1998		Saving Private Ryan	Won
2005		Munich	Nominated
2012		Lincoln	Nominated
2021		West Side Story	Nominated
2022		The Fabelmans	Nominated

Producers Guild of America Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
1993	Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures	Schindler's List	Won
1997		Amistad	Nominated
1998		Saving Private Ryan	Won
1998	Vision Award	Amistad	Won
2000	PGA Hall of Fame – Motion Pictures		Won
2001	Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television	Band of Brothers	Won
2005		Into the West	Nominated
2010		The Pacific	Won
2011	Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures	War Horse	Nominated
	Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures	The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn	Won
2012	Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures	Lincoln	Nominated
2015		Bridge of Spies	Nominated
2017		The Post	Nominated
2021		West Side Story	Nominated
2023		The Fabelmans	Nominated

Writers Guild of America Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
1974	Best Comedy Written Directly for the Screen	The Sugarland Express	Nominated
1977	Best Drama Written Directly for the Screen	Close Encounters of the Third Kind	Nominated
2023	Best Original Screenplay	The Fabelmans	Nominated

International awards

Berlin International Film Festival

Year	Category	Result
2023	Honorary Golden Bear	Won

Cannes Film Festival

Year	Film	Category	Result
1974	The Sugarland Express	Palme d'Or	Nominated
		Best Screenplay	Won

César Award

Year	Film	Category	Result
1982	Raiders of the Lost Ark	Best Foreign Film	Nominated
1983	E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial		Nominated
1995	Schindler's List		Nominated
	Honorary César		Won
1999	Saving Private Ryan	Best Foreign Film	Nominated
2003	Minority Report		Nominated

Toronto International Film Festival

Year	Film	Category	Result
2022	The Fabelmans	People's Choice Award	Won

Venice Film Festival

Year	Film	Category	Result
1993	Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement		Won
2001	A.I. Artificial Intelligence	Future Film Festival Digital Award	Won

Critics awards

Boston Society of Film Critics Awards

Year	Film	Category	Result
1982	Raiders of the Lost Ark	Best Directing	Won
1983	E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial		Won
1993	Schindler's List		Won

Chicago Film Critics Association Awards

Year	Film	Category	Result
1994	Schindler's List	Best Director	Won
1999	Saving Private Ryan		Nominated
2005	Munich		Nominated
2012	Lincoln		Nominated
2021	West Side Story		Nominated
2022	The Fabelmans	Best Original Screenplay	Nominated

Critics' Choice Awards

Year	Film	Category	Result
1999	Saving Private Ryan	Best Director	Won
2003	Catch Me If You Can Minority Report		Won
2006	Munich		Nominated
2012	War Horse		Nominated
2013	Lincoln		Nominated
2016	Bridge of Spies		Nominated
2018	The Post		Nominated
2022	West Side Story		Nominated
2023	The Fabelmans		Nominated
		Best Original Screenplay	Nominated

Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards

Year	Film	Category	Result
1994	Schindler's List	Best Director	Won

Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards

Year	Film	Category	Result
1983	E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial	Best Director	Won
1986	The Color Purple		Won
1988	Empire of the Sun		Won
1994	Schindler's List		Won
1999	Saving Private Ryan		Won
2006	Munich		Won

Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards

Year	Film	Category	Result
1998	Saving Private Ryan	Best Director	Won

London Critics Circle Film Awards

Year	Film	Category	Result
1995	Schindler's List	Director of the Year	Won
1999	Saving Private Ryan		Nominated

Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards

Year	Film	Category	Result
1982	E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial	Best Director	Won
1998	Saving Private Ryan		Won

National Board of Review Awards

Year	Film	Category	Result
1987	Empire of the Sun	Best Directing	Won

National Society of Film Critics Awards

Year	Film	Category	Result
1983	E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial	Best Director	Won
1994	Schindler's List		Won

New York Film Critics Circle Awards

Year	Film	Category	Result
1982	E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial	Best Director	Nominated
1993	Schindler's List		Nominated

Online Film Critics Society Awards

Year	Film	Category	Result
1999	Saving Private Ryan	Best Director	Won
2002	A.I. Artificial Intelligence	Best Screenplay	Nominated
2003	Minority Report	Best Director	Nominated
2006	Munich		Nominated

Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards

Year	Film	Category	Result
1999	Saving Private Ryan	Best Director	Won

Toronto Film Critics Association Awards

Year	Film	Category	Result
1998	Saving Private Ryan	Best Director	Won

Washington DC Film Critics Association

Year	Film	Category	Result
2005	Munich	Best Director	Won

Miscellaneous awards

Amanda Award

Year	Film	Category	Result
1994	Schindler's List	Best Foreign Film	Won
1999	Saving Private Ryan		Nominated

American Film Institute

Year	Film	Category	Result
2005	Munich	AFI Movie of the Year	Won
2006	Letters from Iwo Jima		Won
2011	War Horse		Won
2012	Lincoln		Won
2015	Bridge of Spies		Won
2017	The Post		Won
2021	West Side Story		Won
2022	The Fabelmans		Won

American Movie Awards

Year	Film	Category	Result
1982	Raiders of the Lost Ark	Best Director	Won

AACTA International Awards

Year	Film	Category	Result
1994	Schindler's List	Best Foreign Film	Nominated
2013	Lincoln	Best International Film	Nominated
		Best Direction	Nominated
2023	The Fabelmans		Nominated

Avoriaz International Fantastic Film Festival

Year	Film	Category	Result
1973	Duel	Grand Prize	Won

Blue Ribbon Award

Year	Film	Category	Result
1983	E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial	Best Foreign Language Film	Won
1987	The Color Purple		Won
1994	Jurassic Park		Won

Christopher Award

Year	Film	Category	Result
1987	Empire of the Sun	Best Picture	Won
2002	Band of Brothers	Television and Cable	Won

Czech Lions

Year	Film	Category	Result
1995	Jurassic Park	Best Foreign Language Film	Won
2002	Saving Private Ryan		Won

David di Donatello Awards

Year	Film	Category	Result
1983	E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial	Best Foreign Director	Won
1986	Back to the Future		Won
1994	Schindler's List	Best Foreign Film	Nominated
1998	Amistad		Nominated

European Film Awards

Year	Film	Category	Result
1998	Saving Private Ryan	Screen International Award	Nominated
2002	Minority Report		Nominated

Fantasporto

Year	Film	Category	Result
1984	Twilight Zone: The Movie	Best Film	Nominated

Fotogramas de Plata

Year	Film	Category	Result
1983	E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial	Best Foreign Film	Won

Golden Eagle Awards

Year	Film	Category	Result
2006	Munich	Best Foreign Film	Nominated

Hochi Film Awards

Year	Film	Category	Result
1994	Schindler's List	Best Foreign Language Film	Won

Hugo Award

Year	Title	Category	Result
1972	The Name of the Game: "L.A. 2017"	Best Dramatic Presentation	Nominated
1978	Close Encounters of the Third Kind		Nominated
1982	Raiders of the Lost Ark		Won
1983	E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial		Nominated
1990	Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade		Won
1994	Jurassic Park		Won
2003	Minority Report	Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form	Nominated

Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists

Year	Film	Category	Result
1995	Schindler's List	Best Director	Nominated
1999	Saving Private Ryan	Best Foreign Director	Won
2002	Minority Report		Nominated

Kinema Junpo Awards

Year	Film	Category	Result
1982	Raiders of the Lost Ark	Best Foreign Language Film	Won
1983	E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial		Won
		Readers' Choice Award	Won
1994	Schindler's List	Best Foreign Language Film	Won

Mainichi Film Concours

Year	Film	Category	Result
1994	Jurassic Park	Best Foreign Language Film	Won
1995	Schindler's List		Won
2002	A.I. Artificial Intelligence		Won

Retirement Research Foundation

Year	Film	Category	Result
1990	Dad	Television and Theatrical Film Fiction	Won

Rembrandt Awards

Year	Film	Category	Result
1998	The Lost World: Jurassic Park	Best Director	Won

Russian Guild of Film Critics

Year	Film	Category	Result
1998	Saving Private Ryan	Best Foreign Film	Nominated

Robert Festival

Year	Film	Category	Result
2012	The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn	Best American Film	Nominated

Sant Jordi Awards

Year	Film	Category	Result
1983	E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial	Mejor Película Infantil	Won

Satellite Awards

Year	Film	Category	Result
1998	Amistad	Best Director	Nominated
		Best Motion Picture – Drama	Nominated
1999	Saving Private Ryan		Nominated
		Best Director	Nominated
2011	War Horse		Nominated
2012	Lincoln		Nominated
2015	Bridge of Spies		Nominated

Saturn Awards

Year	Film	Category	Result
1976	Jaws	Special Awards	Won
1978	Close Encounters of the Third Kind	Best Science Fiction Film	Nominated
		Best Director (Shared with George Lucas for Star Wars)	Won
		Best Writing	Nominated
1982	Raiders of the Lost Ark	Best Fantasy Film	Won
		Best Director	Won
1983	E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial	Best Science Fiction Film	Won
		Best Director	Nominated
	Poltergeist	Best Horror Film	Won
1984	Twilight Zone: The Movie		Nominated
1985	Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom	Best Fantasy Film	Nominated
		Best Director	Nominated
1991	Always	Best Fantasy Film	Nominated
	Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade		Nominated
1993	Hook		Nominated
1994	Jurassic Park	Best Science Fiction Film	Won
		Best Director	Won
1998	The Lost World: Jurassic Park	Best Fantasy Film	Nominated
		Best Director	Nominated
1999	Saving Private Ryan	Best Action/Adventure/Thriller Film	Won
2002	A.I. Artificial Intelligence	Best Science Fiction Film	Won
		Best Director	Nominated
		Best Screenplay	Won
2003	Minority Report	Best Science Fiction Film	Won
		Best Director	Won
2006	War of the Worlds	Best Science Fiction Film	Nominated
		Best Director	Nominated
2007	Letters from Iwo Jima	Best International Film	Nominated
2009	Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull	Best Science Fiction Film	Nominated
		Best Director	Nominated
2012	The Adventures of Tintin		Nominated
		Best Animated Film	Nominated
	Super 8	Best Science Fiction Film	Nominated
2016	Bridge of Spies	Best Thriller Film	Won
2017	The BFG	Best Fantasy Film	Nominated
		Best Director	Nominated
2018	The Post	Best Thriller Film	Nominated
2019	Ready Player One	Best Science Fiction Film	Won
		Best Director	Nominated
2022	West Side Story	Best Action / Adventure Film	Nominated
		Best Director	Nominated

SFX Awards

Year	Film	Category	Result
2003	Minority Report	Best SF or Fantasy Film Director	Nominated

Western Heritage Awards

Year	Film	Category	Result
2006	Into the West	Outstanding Television Feature Film	Won
2011	True Grit	Outstanding Theatrical Motion Picture	Nominated

Honors and achievements

Year	Awards	Category	Result
1987	Academy Award	Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award	Won
1990	American Cinema Editors	Golden Eddie Filmmaker of the Year Award	Won
1989	American Cinematheque Award	American Cinematheque Award	Won
1995	American Film Institute	Life Achievement Award	Won
1994	American Society of Cinematographers	Board of the Governors Award	Won
2006	Art Directors Guild	Contribution to Cinematic Imagery Awardn	Won
1986	BAFTA Award	Academy Fellowship	Won
2023	Berlin International Film Festival	Honorary Golden Bear	Won
2006	Chicago International Film Festival	Lifetime Achievement Award	Won
2004	David di Donatello Awards	Special David	Won
2018		Special David (Lifetime Achievement)	Won
2000	Directors Guild of America	Lifetime Achievement Award	Won
1984	Giffoni Film Festival	Nocciola d'Oro	Won
2009	Golden Globe Award	Cecil B. DeMille Award	Won
2000	Image Awards	Vanguard Award	Won
2006	International Emmy Awards	Founders Award	Won
2010	Motion Picture Sound Editors	Film Maker's Award	Won
2001	National Board of Review	Billy Wilder Award	Won
1994	People's Choice Awards	People's Choice Awards Honoree	Won
1999	PGA Awards	Milestone Award	Won
2012		Lifetime Achievement Award	Won
1994	Saturn Award	President's Award	Won
1982	ShoWest	Director of the Year	Won
1994			Won
2002		Lifetime Achievement Award	Won
1994	Society of Camera Operators	Governors' Award	Won
2003	Walk of Fame	Motion Picture	Won
1994	Young Artist Awards	Jackie Coogan Award	Won

Directed Academy Award performances

Year	Performer	Film	Result
Academy Award for Best Actor
1993	Liam Neeson	Schindler's List	Nominated
1998	Tom Hanks	Saving Private Ryan	Nominated
2012	Daniel Day-Lewis	Lincoln	Won
Academy Award for Best Actress
1985	Whoopi Goldberg	The Color Purple	Nominated
2017	Meryl Streep	The Post	Nominated
2022	Michelle Williams	The Fabelmans	Nominated
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
1993	Ralph Fiennes	Schindler's List	Nominated
1997	Anthony Hopkins	Amistad	Nominated
2002	Christopher Walken	Catch Me If You Can	Nominated
2012	Tommy Lee Jones	Lincoln	Nominated
2015	Mark Rylance	Bridge of Spies	Won
2022	Judd Hirsch	The Fabelmans	Nominated
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
1977	Melinda Dillon	Close Encounters Of The Third Kind	Nominated
1985	Margaret Avery	The Color Purple	Nominated
1985	Oprah Winfrey		Nominated
2012	Sally Field	Lincoln	Nominated
2021	Ariana DeBose	West Side Story	Won

Other lifetime honors

• 1987 Distinguished Eagle Scout Award^[38]
• 1998 Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
• 1999 Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service
• 2001 Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (Honorary)
• 2003 Knight Grand Cross Order of Merit of the Italian Republic^[39]
• 2004 Knight, Legion of Honour
• 2005 Science Fiction Hall of Fame, the inaugural "Film, Television, and Media" induction^[40][b]
• 2006 Kennedy Center Honors
• 2008 Officer, Legion of Honour
• 2009 Liberty Medal^[41]
• 2011 Commander, Order of the Crown (Belgium)^[42]
• 2013 Israel: President's Medal^[43]
• 2015 United States: Presidential Medal of Freedom

Notes

1. Shared with Tony Kushner
2. After inducting 36 fantasy and science fiction writers and editors from 1996 to 2004, the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame dropped "fantasy" and made non-literary contributors eligible. Alongside one writer, the first three were Spielberg, illustrator Chesley Bonestell, and dynamation animator Ray Harryhausen.^[40][44]